This paper is the first of a two paper series that deals with an important problem in on-line learning mechanisms for autonomous agents that must perform non trivial tasks and oper...
Performance simulation tools must be validated during the design process as functional models and early hardware are developed, so that designers can be sure of the performance of...
Abstract. Ahardware and software environment with performance above 1 Tera ops (teracomputing) is presently required to face the leading computational challenges not only in fundam...
WS-* specifications cover a variety of issues ranging from security and reliability to transaction support in web services. However, these specifications do not address web servic...
In order to be able to evaluate beforehand the impact of a strategical or tactical move, decision makers need reliable previsional systems. What-if analysis satisfies this need b...